Donnell Ewert ‘85 was the fourth intern at ECHO. Scott Sherman, who later became the deputy director of ECHO, was an intern during the same time, the first time there was more than one intern at ECHO.

Donnell went on to graduate school in Public Health and held various positions before going to Kazakhstan in 1996. While there, Martin Price visited farms in the area before giving advice about how to approach agricultural development in the region.

“My family and I went back to Shasta County, California, in 1998 where I am now the Director of the County Health and Human Services Agency. One of our accomplishments was promotion of local farmers’ markets to Food Stamp and WIC recipients by providing them with vouchers to purchase produce, and installing devices to read electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards at all of the local farmers’ markets. I still have the love of gardening I learned at ECHO.”

Kimberly Duncan ‘09 is currently raising funds to go to North Africa as an Associate of IDEAS. She will be working with rural families in home gardens and household enterprises.

James Lee ‘13 is currently the Environmental Learning Coordinator at Greater Atlanta Christian School managing a greenhouse, edible food forest, trout hatchery, chickens, vermibeds, aquaponics, and a tropical rainforest while he inspires students to admire God’s Creation.

ECHO

Reducing Hunger, Improving Lives, Worldwide

ECHO is much more than a farm! Founded in 1981, we are an agricultural support agency to the world. ECHO resources include a large knowledge base of specialized information, technical support based on years of experience, and an extensive seedbank focused on highly beneficial, underutilized plants. We work to identify, validate, document and disseminate best practices in sustainable agriculture and appropriate technology. ECHO creates opportunities for community leaders to network with one another to share experiences, ideas and solutions.